After dropping kemi’s call, I was confused on how to bail myself from the web I just entered. I had just lied and now, the lies were hunting me. I thought through and couldn’t get a possible way out. I decided to involve segun the event planner himself on whatsapp.
ME: sege, how you dey?
SEGE: oko bimpe, oko kemi, I dey oo
ME: you no well ni
SEGE: how far?, you don call your wife?
ME: that was what I wanted to discuss with you sef
SEGE: gist me, wetin happen?
ME: the plan backfired
SEGE: how?
ME: I called her to informed her that my boss told me to come to work tomorrow bla..bla..bla……
SEGE: wetin come happen?
ME: she told me that she would come to meet me at my work place.
SEGE: heeeeeeeeee, smart counter move
ME: she said we would go out for the shopping from there. And if the shopping won’t be possible, she would collect the money and the gift you bought for her.
SEGE: haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ME: tell me jor, what should I do next?
SEGE: can’t you think on your own?
ME: I couldn’t figure out any idea jor
SEGE: you no well ni.
ME: so what next?.
SEGE: ok, let me give you few ideas, then you would pick anyone out of them.
ME: ok, I’m all ears.
SEGE: first one, call her tomorrow morning, and switch off there after. Switch on the phone on sunday night. Call her and inform her that you had a flat battery.
ME: hmmmmm, nice one. Any other idea?
SEGE: here is another one. Don’t call her at all tomorrow, switch off till monday, don’t call her, wait till she calls you herself and then tell her that you were robbed and your phone was stolen.
ME: hmm mr sege!!!!!
SEGE: and here is another one. When its tomorrow morning, call her to inform her that you are going to work. And call her 2 hours later to inform her that you are travelling with your boss to somewhere to inspect a project and you don’t know when you would be back.
ME: this your small head, na so so bad things full am.
SEGE: that’s why I am referred to as the event planner.
ME: lool.
Segun and I had some moments of chats. before we end it at 9:30pm. I then sat on my bed thinking of the one to follow one of segun’s game plans.
After thinking for several minutes, I decided to go with segun’s third plan. I faced the mirror before I slept and tried doing some rehearsals on how I would talk to kemi.
I woke up very early the second day
which was saturday. I prepared little breakfast, did a little exercise until 8am when I decided to place a call to kemi. Suddenly, I began to fear. I don’t know where the fear came from, I just observed that I couldn’t gather the courage to lie to kemi. Then I decided to call segun and inform him about my predicament. He suggested that I should come over to his place. “Who knows?, kemi might decide to find me to my house since she already knew the place”. I agreed with segun, I dressed up and went to meet him at home.
On getting to segun’s house. We had few gist, then he gave me some courage, cheers and some scripts to make the call.
ME: hello baby,
KEMI: hi love
ME: I’m on my way to work
KEMI: ok dear, what time should I come to meet you at work?
ME: hmmmm. Let me get to work first and see the situation of things, then I will call you
KEMI: no problem. Better still, text the address of your workplace to me incase your number becomes unavailable.
ME: ***oloshi**** ok dear, I will text it to you when I dropped from the cab
KEMI: ok dear. Thanks for yesterday
ME: what did I do yesterday?
KEMI: the airtime you gave me.
ME: ***i thought as much, kemi would never appreciate it if it were to be 100 or 200naira denomination***, you are welcome dear.
KEMI: ***laughs**, you know our elders says if you appreciate what you were given yesterday, you would get another one today.
ME: ****laughed***, you are funny
KEMI: so I’m expecting what the elders said we should be expecting
ME: I hear. Talk to you later
KEMI: ok dear, bye
ME: bye dear ***hanged up***
Segun and I laughed out loud and started talking about kemi. Segun said she is very smart and would earn more magas with her brain. We stopped gisting after a while then we switched to segun’s laptop, he brought out his game pads and we played winning eleven. We were so carried away with the game that we forgot about kemi.
At 12pm, my phone began to ring, I looked at the screen and it was kemi. It was then that I remembered about her. I was scared to pick up because I don’t have the nerves to fabricate lies to her. My badman event planner geared me up again and did a fast mini rehearsals with me for the last time. After 4 missed calls, I called kemi back myself.
ME: hi love, I saw your missed calls
KEMI: why aren’t you picking up?
ME: I was with my boss when you called. And you know it would be embarrassing if I should pick calls in his presence.
KEMI: ok dear, should I start coming
ME: eeeeeerrmmm
SEGE: *****throwing up his hands as a sign telling to speak up*****
ME: eeeerm kemi, my boss wanted me to follow him to inspect a project, that was why he told me to come today.
KEMI: ok, let me come before you guys leave for the project.
ME: we are already on our way to his car, infact, his car is about 6 feet from here.
KEMI: so what will happen now?
ME: we won’t stay long. I’m sure we can’t exceed an hour. When I’m coming back, I will call you.
KEMI: ok dear. I love you so much
ME: I love you too. Bye ***hanged up***.
After the call, I dropped my phone and looked at segun.
SEGE: *****shake hands with me*****, that’s my boy,
ME: hmmmmmm, I hope it works sha
SEGE: mr maga leave story. If you aren’t too smart for these girls, they would send you back to the village when they are through with you.
ME: hmmmmmmm, let’s continue our winningU eleven and let me beat you one more time.
SEGE: oloshi, na only that one you sabi
Segun and I continued with the game, when I was getting hungry, I picked some noodles in his cupboard and help myself with the cooking. The friendship between segun and I was more like brothers. We are always free at each others house. Infact, I do see segun’s house as my second home and vice versa.
I was eating my noodles and segun was playing game alone on his own when kemi called again. I looked at the wall clock and the time was 2pm.
ME: hello
KEMI: hi dear, please call me back
ME: ok
KEMI: ****hanged up****
I dropped the phone from my ear and face
segun.
ME: “Shoooooo!, segun see me see wahala oooo”
SEGE: wetin happen?
ME: imagine kemi telling me to call back after receiving 400naira airtime yesterday?
SEGE: sebi na you start am from onset
ME: how? ***raised eye brow****
SEGE: me as I dey so, if I send 100naira card to any girl and if she doesn’t call me with atleast 50naira worth of airtime before requesting another one, I will never send another card.
ME: hmmmmmmmm
SEGE: but if na you, one “yeye” girl go call you to send card, she no go use atleast half of the card to call you, and she go request for another one. And you would send it again. So what do you expect?
ME: you are right sha.
SEGE: call her na. Let’s hear what she has to say.
ME: ok
I dialled kemi’s number from my phone.
ME: hello kemisola
KEMI: hi love, where are you?
ME: I’m still with my boss on the project site
KEMI: when will you be through?
ME: I can’t say for now, but soon sha
KEMI: ooooh God, time is going now
ME: don’t worry, if we can’t be chanced to go out today, what about tomorrow?
KEMI: that’s impossible, me and my family are returning very early tomorrow morning
ME: haaaaa, ok, I pray we leave here quickly today
KEMI: and what happens if you don’t leave on time?
ME: I don’t know oooo,
KEMI: ok, let’s do it this way
ME: how?
KEMI: with the situation of things, I don’t think I would be able to sneak out again today after this moment
ME: huuuuuuh
KEMI: so please can you send the money to my account on monday morning so that I can shop for few things to take to school when I get back to lagos.
ME: ********chai, “mogbe”, see finishing format*****. Hmmmmmm, ok dear
KEMI: is that a promise dear, should I be expecting it?
ME: yeah, I will try
KEMI: I love you so much dear. And please, help me to keep bro segun’s gift, I will collect it on my next visit to akure during semester break
ME: really?, are you coming for another occasion?
KEMI: no ooo, I’m coming specially to visit you, I will spend like 4days with you before I return back to lagos
ME: waooooh, I can’t wait for that moment. When will that be?
KEMI: let’s say 2 months from now. I can’t wait to be in your arms too my baby
ME: ok dear
KEMI: please don’t forget ooo, you know you promised me you will send it on monday.
ME: I know dear.
KEMI: ok love. Take care
ME: and you too. Bye ***hanged up**
I dropped the call with my mouth wide opened as segun was also looking at me and shaking his head at the same time.
SEGE: oh boy, this your kemi too smart
ME: “baje baje”
SEGE: her own smartness sef don pass that of bimpe
ME: seems so. So what do I do next?
SEGE: sebi na two sims you get?
ME: yes na
SEGE: she know the second number?
ME: no oooo.
SEGE: switch off this line for the next 3weeks or one month. Cased closed.
ME: really?, sebi you be event planner na, abeg plan another way out jaree
SEGE: abegi mr maga. This girl’s smartness don dey compete with my own. Just do as I say for now while planning for another alternative.
I went back home, I changed my sim as segun directed and kemi’s chapter was closed till further notice.
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